H Reactor
E7604
graphite-moderated reactor
military nuclear facility
nuclear reactor
plutonium production reactor
water-cooled reactor
H Reactor was one of the plutonium-producing nuclear reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington, built during the Cold War as part of the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
graphite-moderated reactor
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military nuclear facility ⓘ nuclear reactor ⓘ plutonium production reactor ⓘ water-cooled reactor ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | U.S. nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
environmental contamination at Hanford Site
ⓘ
radioactive waste generation ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | Cold War era ⓘ |
| controlMethod | neutron-absorbing control rods ⓘ |
| coolant | water ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | U.S. government nuclear engineers ⓘ |
| designedFor | continuous high-flux operation ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuelForm | uranium metal slugs ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| gridConnection | not primarily for electricity generation ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | other Hanford production reactors ⓘ |
| hazardType | ionizing radiation ⓘ |
| heatRemovalMethod | forced-circulation water cooling ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | Cold War plutonium production infrastructure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Benton County, Washington
ⓘ
Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| managedBy | Hanford Site contractors ⓘ |
| moderator | graphite ⓘ |
| neutronSpectrum | thermal ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hanford Site, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site production reactors
Hanford Site, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford plutonium production complex
Manhattan Project sites ⓘ
surface form:
Manhattan Project legacy facilities
U.S. nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| purpose | plutonium production for nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
control rods
ⓘ
emergency shutdown system ⓘ |
| sitedOn | Columbia River ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned
ⓘ
shutdown ⓘ |
| technologyLineage | early U.S. production reactor designs ⓘ |
| wasteTypeProduced |
high-level radioactive waste
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low-level radioactive waste ⓘ transuranic waste ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hanford Site